Conductive terminal and electrical connector applying the conductive terminal

An electrical connector adapted to provide electrical connection between an electronic component and a circuit board, the electrical connector comprising:

• an insulative housing formed with a first face and a second face which are opposite to each other, and having a plurality of terminal receiving cavities extending through the first face and the second face, each of the terminal receiving cavities being defined by a corresponding inner wall surface;
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• a plurality of conductive terminals disposed in the corresponding terminal receiving cavities, each of the conductive terminals including:
• a base having two spaced-apart opposite sidewalls, each of the sidewalls formed with a first edge proximate to the first face of the insulative housing and a second edge proximate to the second face of the insulative housing in a direction of extension of the terminal receiving cavity, the base abutting against the inner wall surface of the corresponding terminal receiving cavity to achieve positioning;
• a first resilient arm extending from the edge of one of the sidewalls of the base in a direction away from the sidewall and forming, at a free end, a second contact portion which is capable of resilient restoration and which projects outwardly of a plane in which the second face lies;
• a second resilient arm extending from the edge of one of the sidewalls in a direction away from said other one of the sidewalls and forming, at a free end, a first contact portion which is capable of resilient restoration and which projects outwardly of the first face;
• the first contact portion and the second contact portion electrically contacting the electronic component and the circuit board, respectively, to enable signal transmission between the electronic component and the circuit board through the conductive terminals.

An electrical connector adapted to provide electrical connection between an electronic component and a circuit board, the electrical connector comprising:

• an insulative housing formed with a first face and a second face which are opposite to each other, and having a plurality of terminal receiving cavities extending through the first face and the second face, each of the terminal receiving cavities being defined by a corresponding inner wall surface;
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• a plurality of conductive terminals disposed in the corresponding terminal receiving cavities, each of the conductive terminals including a base having two spaced-apart opposite sidewalls, the base portion abutting against the inner wall surface of the corresponding terminal receiving cavity to achieve positioning, and a first resilient arm and a second resilient arm, and a third resilient arm and a fourth resilient arm extending respectively in pairs from the base;
• the base having two spaced-apart opposite sidewalls, each of the sidewalls being formed with a first edge and a second edge opposite to each other in a direction of extension of the respective terminal receiving cavity;
• the first resilient arm and the second resilient arm extending respectively and outwardly from the first edge and the second edge of one of the sidewalls of the base such that the first resilient arm projects outwardly of a plane in which the first face of the insulative housing lies and the second resilient arm projects outwardly of a plane in which the second face of the insulative housing lies;
• the third resilient arm and the fourth resilient arm extending respectively and outwardly from the first edge and the second edge of the other one of the sidewalls of the base such that the third resilient arm projects outwardly of a plane in which the first face of the insulative housing lies and the fourth resilient arm projects outwardly of a plane in which the second face of the insulative housing lies;
• the first resilient arm and the third resilient arm cooperatively forming a first contact portion, the second resilient arm and the fourth resilient arm cooperatively forming a second contact portion, the first contact portion and the second contact portion respectively and electrically contacting the electronic component and the circuit board to form a dual conducting path, thereby enabling signal transmission between the electronic component and the circuit board through the conductive terminals.